Luzardo, the Phillies’ top offseason addition in a trade with the Marlins, blazed through the season’s first two months with a 2.15 ERA in 11 starts. But he stumbled badly in back-to-back starts against the Brewers and Cubs, then made adjustments when the Phillies believed he might have been tipping pitches.

A day after smashing an MLB record-tying seven solo homers against the Phillies, their bats again went silent against a generally hittable pitcher, as the Mets dropped the rubber game of the series, 7-1 at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday night.